Josef K wrote:
These questions have been answered a number of times before so you may want to look through previous threads in this section.
Some key points:
1. The best, possibly only, way to find jobs is to visit in person. Don't bother to phone or email.
2. There is significant unemployment here so work on the basis that it could be some time (many months) before you find anything. So bring finance to keep you going for at least a year.
3. I don't know of any electrical assembling companies in the area. If there are any they will likely want you to be fluent in Greek.
4. Shop work will also need you to speak Greek unless you work in a shop that services the British population. There aren't many of these and there are lots of people chasing vacant positions. Tourist shops and bars etc want English/Russian speakers.
5. Shop and kitchen wages are low, very low. If you can get 5 euros an hour you are doing well. Three euros is not unusual.
Research, research and research some more before committing yourself.
Some key points:
1. The best, possibly only, way to find jobs is to visit in person. Don't bother to phone or email.
2. There is significant unemployment here so work on the basis that it could be some time (many months) before you find anything. So bring finance to keep you going for at least a year.
3. I don't know of any electrical assembling companies in the area. If there are any they will likely want you to be fluent in Greek.
4. Shop work will also need you to speak Greek unless you work in a shop that services the British population. There aren't many of these and there are lots of people chasing vacant positions. Tourist shops and bars etc want English/Russian speakers.
5. Shop and kitchen wages are low, very low. If you can get 5 euros an hour you are doing well. Three euros is not unusual.
Research, research and research some more before committing yourself.
Joseph you are far too positive -
Julie - if you have to work, leave it a couple of years, things may improve.
Kitchen hygiene jobs, if such a thing even exists out here, the job will go to a Greek speaking second cousin.
kitchen hygiene is a long story out here - basically the Cyps are brought up with good hygiene and food poisoning is very rare - jobs in this field probably don't exist (although they may be advertised to keep government happy).
Electronic component assembly - non existent in this area.
Wages below £4 an hour - if you get paid at all.
You need to speak good Athens Greek
You need to understand village Greek (almost another language)
You also need good Russian and Chinese would be a bonus.
All the above to be considered for a shop job.
I am very negative because I would rather ruin your dream now before you have to limp home to UK disillusioned and broke. Cyprus is good for the retired and a very few with special skils, even then they have to work for a tiny persentage of what they would earn in UK.